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Applied Econ Quiz # 1 (Finals)

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TEST I – Multiple Choice

Select the option of the item that best describes the statement.

1. A market structure in which the seller is the price taker.


 Monopoly
 Monopolistic Competition
 Perfect Competition
 Oligopoly
2. It is the obstacles to entering market which includes government regulations, size, resources and technology.
 Price maker
 Barriers to entry
 Price taker
 Regulations
3. It is one of the determinants of market structure in which seller or buyer could either be price maker or price
taker.
 Market entry and exit
 Barriers to entry
 Price taker
 Control over price
4. A market structure in which the seller is the price maker.
 Perfect Competition
 Monopolistic Competition
 Oligopoly
 Monopoly
5. A market structure that is an ideal model of a market economy.
 Monopoly
 Perfect Competition
 Monopolistic Competition
 Oligopoly
6. It is one of the determinants of market structure that identify the product either homogenous or
differentiated.
 Market entry and exit
 Barriers to entry
 Nature of the product
 Control over price
7. Sellers try to distinguish their products from similar ones.
 Pricing
 Product differentiation
 Nature of the product
 Differentiation
8. It is the reason why there is only few sellers in an oligopoly.
 High start-up costs
 High production costs
 High operating Costs
 High investment
9. The percent of total sales in the market.
 Market sales
 Percentage share
 Market share
 Percentage of the market

10. A monopoly in which economies of scale cause efficiency to increase continuously with the size of the
firm.
 Government monopoly
 Technological monopoly
 Natural monopoly
 Geographic monopoly
Test II – True or False
Write True if the statement is CORRECT; False, if the statement is INCORRECT.

1. Perfect competition gives more consumer benefits. – True


2. The market structure is the organizational and other characteristics of a market. – True
3. Monopolistic competition is a type of imperfect competition such that many producers sell products or
services that are differentiated from one another (e.g. by branding or quality) and hence are not perfect
substitutes. – True
4. Monopsony is a market structure where there is only a single buyer in a market. – True
5. In an oligopoly market structure the market is run by a small number of firms that together control the
majority of the market share. – True
6. Monopoly is a market structure where there is only one provider of a product or service. – True
7. Duopoly is a special case of an oligopoly with three firms in the market. – False
8. In perfect competition products are differentiated so no consumer preference. – False
9. One of the advantages of perfect competition is that high degree of competition helps allocate resources
to most efficient use. – True
10. Competition makes prices lower. – True

Test III – Essay


Answer accordingly.

1. Using demand and supply analysis explain how can the Philippine Peso is depreciate relative to the US
Dollar. (20 pts.)

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